Post Office response to BBC Panorama, 25 April 2022
Post Office response to BBC Panorama Monday 25 April 2022
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Holiday Money Index reveals currency sales surge that confirms Britons’ intention to travel abroad in 2022
Britons are buying holiday currencies at far higher levels than before the Covid-19 pandemic first took hold in the UK in Spring 2020. The first Post Office Travel Money Holiday Money Index of 2022 covering January-March 2022 reveals strong growth in a wide range of currencies compared with the first quarter of 2020 and indicates that significant numbers of Britons intend to holiday abroad for th
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Record £3.2 billion in cash handled at Post Offices in March
Post Office’s 11,500 branches handled a record £3.2 billion in March, significantly up from figures for February (£2.7bn) and January (£2.9bn), both impacted by on-going Covid-19 uncertainties and stormy weather Personal cash deposits up 15% month-on-month (£1.31bn, March 2022) Business cash deposits up 15% month-on-month (£1.09bn, March 2022) and first time exceeded a billion since December Per
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Recruitment process for new Chair of Post Office commences
The recruitment process for a new Chair of the Post Office has begun today (28 March).
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Post Office raises over £1m for DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
Post Office raises over £1m for the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal through over the counter donations across it’s network of 11,500 branches Over £500,000, 60% of total donations, have been made in cash over the counter. Additional donations also made by card and cheque Over £100,000 has also been raised through Post Office’s online channels Fees have been removed for all money transfers to Uk
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Seven in 10 Brits feel overwhelmed by financial jargon
Improving financial literacy can widen options and help to minimise unnecessary financial risk.
44% sometimes feel confused when talking to financial experts. A quarter have found themselves in financial difficulty by not questioning financial jargon on paperwork. One in five are put off applying for a personal loan because of confusing terminology. Most likely uses for a loan are buying a ca -
Revealed: the world’s best value holiday hotspots and the destinations already proving popular with Britons in 2022
37% price fall makes Turkey cheapest of 36 destinations surveyed in Post Office’s global barometer of tourist costs – beating Bulgaria to the top spot for the first time Bulgaria may prove a more popular choice, as its currency outperforms the Turkish lira and joins Mexican peso in Post Office 10 bestselling currencies for the first time South Africa is best value long haul, while Orlando enters
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Personal cash withdrawals up over 3% month-on-month despite impact of Storms Dudley and Eunice
Personal cash withdrawals over Post Office counters totalled £650.5 million in February. Up 3.2% month-on-month
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New Post Office alongside extensive retail offering opens to delight of local community in Allanton, North Lanarkshire
Post Office continues to demonstrate its commitment to providing convenient access to its services and to working in partnership with successful retailers with the opening of a new Post Office in Allanton, Shotts, North Lanarkshire.
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Post Office supports the Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine humanitarian appeal
The Post Office today announces that anyone who wants to donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee’s (DEC) fundraising campaign to help refugees from Ukraine can do so at a Post Office.
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Post Office statement on the Horizon IT Public Inquiry evidence sessions
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“The Post Office is sincerely sorry for the impact of the Horizon scandal on the lives of victims and their families and we are in no doubt about the human cost.
“The Inquiry’s hearings enable many of those who were most deeply affected by Post Office’s past failings to voice their experiences and their testimonies must and will ensure all lessons are learned -
Righting the wrongs of the past - An Opinion Editorial by Nick Read, Chief Executive of Post Office
Today (Monday 14 February) the oral hearings begin at the public inquiry led by Sir Wyn Williams into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal. Sir Wyn will hear first-hand testimony from Postmasters whose lives have been deeply affected by this scandal.
For the postmasters concerned, giving this evidence will be hard. They have already endured much. There will be difficult memories to raise. There w
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